Synopses & Reviews
Jean-Paul Sartre is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and controversial philosophers of the twentieth century. In this volume, a team of leading international philosophers examine the nature and extent of Sartrea (TM)s achievement and consider its importance to contemporary philosophy.
The chapters, all of which are commissioned for this volume, cover the central aspects of Sartrea (TM)s philosophy. These include:
- The ethics of authenticity
- Freedom
- Imagination
- Emotion
- The body
- Perception and action in Sartrea (TM)s Nausea
- Ontology and nothingness
- Existentialism and psychoanalysis
- Art and aesthetics
- Selfhood and self-awareness
Reading Sartre: On Phenomenology and Existentialism is an indispensable resource for understanding Sartrea (TM)s philosophy. It is essential reading for students of phenomenology, existentialism, ethics and aesthetics and anyone interested in the relationship between phenomenology and analytic philosophy.
Synopsis
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. The fourteen original essays in this volume focus on the phenomenological and existentialist writings of the first major phase of his published career, arguing with scholarly precision for their continuing importance to philosophical debate.
Aspects of Sartre 's philosophy under discussion in this volume include:
- consciousness and self-consciousness
- imagination and aesthetic experience
- emotions and other feelings
- embodiment
- selfhood and the Other
- freedom, bad faith, and authenticity
- literary fiction as philosophical writing
Reading Sartre: on Phenomenology and Existentialism is an indispensable resource for understanding the nature and importance of Sartre 's philosophy. It is essential reading for students of phenomenology, existentialism, ethics, or aesthetics, and for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary thought in twentieth century philosophy.